Target details

Target details

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Alternative Name

Niban-like protein 1

Background

A maternal imprinting gene. May possess growth suppressor activity. Two major alternatively spliced isoforms have been described. forms. One form, Meg3-proximal (Meg3p), contains exons 1-3. The second form, Meg3-distal (Meg3d) did not contain exons 1-3 and was present in oocytes and in 1- and 2-cell embryos